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๐๐„๐–๐’ | ๐ˆ๐ฅ๐จ๐ข๐ฅ๐จ ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐‡๐„๐ƒ, ๐‹๐†๐”๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ฌ ๐†๐š๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐‡๐ข๐ญ โ‚ฑ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ/๐‹๐ˆ๐‹๐Ž๐ˆ๐‹๐Ž ๐‚๐ˆ๐“๐˜ โ€” A ๐œ๐จ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ...
29/09/2026

๐๐„๐–๐’ | ๐ˆ๐ฅ๐จ๐ข๐ฅ๐จ ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐‡๐„๐ƒ, ๐‹๐†๐”๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ฌ ๐†๐š๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐‡๐ข๐ญ โ‚ฑ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ/๐‹

๐ˆ๐‹๐Ž๐ˆ๐‹๐Ž ๐‚๐ˆ๐“๐˜ โ€” A ๐œ๐จ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ฅ๐จ๐ข๐ฅ๐จ has petitioned university administrators, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Region VI, and local government units to suspend classes in solidarity with an upcoming People's Strike against soaring fuel costs.

The joint petition includes student representatives from ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ (CPU), ๐๐‡๐ˆ๐๐Œ๐€ ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ˆ๐ฅ๐จ๐ข๐ฅ๐จ (UI), the ๐–๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐ฒ๐š๐ฌ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž, ๐€๐ง๐š๐ค๐›๐š๐ฒ๐š๐ง, and ๐Š๐š๐›๐š๐ญ๐š๐š๐ง ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ.

Student leaders cited pump prices climbing between โ‚ฑ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ ๐š๐ง๐ โ‚ฑ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ per liter and a recent โ‚ฑ๐Ÿ‘ ๐ฃ๐ž๐ž๐ฉ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž as key factors threatening students and commuters. They warned that unmitigated fuel hikes are creating a broader domino effect on the costs of basic goods and services.

Beyond requesting class suspensions, the petition urges academic and civic officials to align with the transport sectorโ€™s broader economic demands. These include halting oil price hikes, ensuring fair public transport fares, implementing higher worker wages, and repealing the Oil Deregulation Law.

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Words by: Dessa Rose C. Sampil
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๐๐„๐–๐’ | ๐๐‡๐ˆ๐๐Œ๐€ ๐”๐ˆ ๐‡๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐”๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ ๐๐ž๐ž๐๐‡๐ˆ๐๐Œ๐€ ๐”๐ˆ โ€” PHINMA University of Iloilo (UI) fourth-year nu...
28/09/2026

๐๐„๐–๐’ | ๐๐‡๐ˆ๐๐Œ๐€ ๐”๐ˆ ๐‡๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐”๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ ๐๐ž๐ž

๐๐‡๐ˆ๐๐Œ๐€ ๐”๐ˆ โ€” PHINMA University of Iloilo (UI) fourth-year nursing students ๐Š๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐‰๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ซ๐๐ž๐ซ๐จ, ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฏ๐ž ๐€๐ง๐ง ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐จ, and ๐†๐ข๐š๐ง ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐จ ๐†๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ณ ๐ˆ๐ˆ were crowned champions of the ๐”๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ ๐๐ž๐ž at the ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌโ€™ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐Ÿ.๐ŸŽ on September 24, 2026.

The team emerged victorious against competing schools from across Iloilo City and Roxas City during the event held at Tower A, Carelon Building, One Fintech Place, Iloilo Business Park, Mandurriao, Iloilo City.

The Future Nurse Leadersโ€™ Summit 2.0 is a ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ž๐ซ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ ๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  designed to promote unity and academic excellence among nursing schools across Western Visayas and Bacolod City. The summit featured the quiz bee as a flagship competition celebrating nursing knowledge, collaboration, and critical thinking.

Under the guidance of their mentors, ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐‹๐š๐ฃ๐ž๐ฅ ๐‹๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐œ๐š and ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ. ๐‰๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐‹๐š๐ณ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐จ, the team prepared through intensive coaching sessions and practice question drills to reinforce complex concepts learned throughout their academic years.

Through strong teamwork, excellence, and perseverance, Cordero, Superio, and Gomez carried the name of PHINMA UI with pride, setting a benchmark for nursing excellence beyond their institution.

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Written by: Justine Loize Pelegrino
Photo credited to the CAHS Department.




๐–๐Ž๐‘๐‹๐ƒ ๐‘๐€๐๐ˆ๐„๐’ ๐ƒ๐€๐˜"๐˜ˆ๐˜บ, ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฌ๐˜ข ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ. ๐˜‰๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ช ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜จ-๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ข ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข"โ€”a common phrase heard when someone is bitten by an animal...
28/09/2026

๐–๐Ž๐‘๐‹๐ƒ ๐‘๐€๐๐ˆ๐„๐’ ๐ƒ๐€๐˜

"๐˜ˆ๐˜บ, ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฌ๐˜ข ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ. ๐˜‰๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ช ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜จ-๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ข ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข"โ€”a common phrase heard when someone is bitten by an animal, most often a dog.

Every year on September 28, ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐‘๐š๐›๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ is celebrated to mark the anniversary of the death of ๐‹๐จ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ, who ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ซ๐š๐›๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐š๐œ๐œ๐ข๐ง๐ž in 1885.

๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ซ๐š๐›๐ข๐ž๐ฌ?

Rabies is a deadly viral disease that attacks the central nervous system of a human or an animal after a bite or scratch from an animal carrying the rabies virus, causing severe inflammation once the virus reaches the brain. Symptoms include anxiety, confusion, agitation, hallucinations, seizures, excessive drooling (foaming at the mouth), and a fear of water (hydrophobia).

Transmission can also occur if infected saliva touches the eyes, nose, mouth, or an open wound. Dogs account for over 90% of human rabies transmission in the country, though cats and other mammals can also spread the virus. The Philippines records an average of 300 to 400 human rabies deaths and about 4 million animal bite cases each year. Rabies is 100% fatal once clinical symptoms appear, but it is entirely preventable with immediate and proper medical care.

๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐€๐ข๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ฉ๐ฌ:

1. Wash the affected area immediately with soap and running water for at least 15 minutes.

2. Do not squeeze the wound to force bleeding, and avoid traditional remedies such as applying garlic, which is not medically advisable.

3. Promptly visit the nearest Animal Bite Treatment Center (ABTC) for professional medical assessment and recommended Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP).

This year's World Rabies Day 2026 theme, "๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐“๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ," emphasizes a unified "๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก" approach connecting human, animal, and environmental health systems. It highlights expanding access to prevention against this life-threatening disease by vaccinating dogs and cats. The ultimate goal is to ๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ž๐ฏ๐ž ๐ณ๐ž๐ซ๐จ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š๐ง ๐๐จ๐ -๐ฆ๐ž๐๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐š๐›๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ฌ ๐›๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ.

This awareness campaign goes beyond the old belief that an animal bite will drive someone insaneโ€”it serves as a reminder that ๐›๐ž๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ-๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ ๐ž๐ ๐›๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐๐ฌ.

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Written by: Glezelle Jareol
Pubmat by: Paul Christian Berico




๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ!Every September 27 since 1980, the world unites to commemorate ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ, organized by U...
27/09/2026

๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ!

Every September 27 since 1980, the world unites to commemorate ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ, organized by UN Tourism and hosted this year by El Salvador.

With this yearโ€™s theme โ€œ๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ ๐ž๐ง๐๐š ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐‘๐ž๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ,โ€ it highlights how technology, innovation, and artificial intelligence are opening new doors for accessibility, efficiency, and economic growth across the tourism sector.

This annual celebration reminds us that behind every destination is a story of people, culture, heritage, tradition, and communityโ€”that binds us together.

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Written by: Licia Mae Plana
Pubmat by: Paul Christian Berico




๐…๐„๐€๐“๐”๐‘๐„ | ๐•๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž: ๐‰๐š๐ง ๐‘๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐€๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ญ๐š๐ง'๐ฌ ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒBehind the four walls of the classroom, a dream was bornโ€”not for...
27/09/2026

๐…๐„๐€๐“๐”๐‘๐„ | ๐•๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž: ๐‰๐š๐ง ๐‘๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐€๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ญ๐š๐ง'๐ฌ ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ

Behind the four walls of the classroom, a dream was bornโ€”not for fame, but to speak the truth. With a mic in hand and a camera in front, ๐‰๐š๐ง ๐‘๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐€๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ญ๐š๐ง, a BSED-English student, is ready to conquer the world and show what his voice can do.

He is more than just a student; he is a son, a brother, and a dreamer ready to serve the people. Live reporting is no easy battleโ€”no retakes, no second chances. But Amutan faces it with confidence and determination, setting the standard not just as a future educator, but as a voice for those in need. That talent and that voice brought him to a bigger stage and a bigger audience where he could thrive.

Jan Raven Amutan set the standard. His remarkable and exceptional excellence earned him a place in the ๐†๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Š๐Ÿ“ ๐๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐…๐Œ ๐ˆ๐ฅ๐จ๐ข๐ฅ๐จ ๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, organized by K5 News FM Iloilo, one of the leading news stations in Western Visayas. This is not just a competition where finalists from different schools unleash their talents, but a search for a generation of fearless and passionate broadcasters who will carry the weight of the truth and speak for what is right.

The spotlight shifts to the Robinsons Iloilo Activity Center this September 27, where finalists will use their voices and presence as their weapons for the live battle.

He is not just representing PHINMA University of Iloiloโ€”he is the voice of the unheard, the answer to their silent cries and pleas that echo through the room. Jan Raven Amutan is not just competing; he is speaking from the heart, and he is ready to make a change for the people.

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Written by: Jeny Babe Conde
Pubmat by: Lara Cornella Barce



๐๐€๐๐†๐ˆ๐๐๐”๐‹๐€๐‡๐€๐ | ๐€ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ ๐’๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐‰๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐‹๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐ ๐„๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ž๐๐ข๐šโ€‹, former Local Council Officer of the PHINMA Univ...
27/09/2026

๐๐€๐๐†๐ˆ๐๐๐”๐‹๐€๐‡๐€๐ | ๐€ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ ๐’๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ

๐‰๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐‹๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐ ๐„๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ž๐๐ข๐šโ€‹, former Local Council Officer of the PHINMA University of Iloilo Student Council and College of Criminal Justice Education Batch 2026 alumnus, was recognized as ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ• ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ in the ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ—๐ญ๐ก ๐“๐ž๐ง ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ (TOSP) โ€“ Region VI.

โ€‹Warmest congratulations on receiving this recognition. Your unique vision, dedication, and leadership have resulted in this unprecedented milestone for PHINMA University of Iloilo.

โ€‹An unfading beacon in a sea of blinding stardust. Thank you for clearing the fog, bringing pride to your home, and always letting your hard work guide you back to what matters.

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โ€‹Written by: Glezelle Jareol
Pubmat by: Fame Alexa Padpad



26/09/2026

๐‘๐ž๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž.

In observance of the anniversary of the ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐‹๐š๐ฐ ๐๐ž๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, we share this video reflection on the legacy of authoritarian rule, the safeguards of the 1987 Constitution, and the vital role of civic engagement today.

Honoring history goes beyond a single dayโ€”it is a continuous effort to remain vigilant and protect our democratic rights.

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Presenters: Mark Moloboco | Mary Lyka Bedeo | Eliyzah Ghayle B. Regalado

Prepared by: Paul Madalogdog | Helia Francisco





๐“๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ.Congratulations to ๐๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฅ๐š ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ž ๐…๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ข๐จ, ๐‘๐๐ฆ, former Managing Ed...
23/09/2026

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ.

Congratulations to ๐๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฅ๐š ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ž ๐…๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ข๐จ, ๐‘๐๐ฆ, former Managing Editor of UI Star Publication, for ๐ฉ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐๐ฌ๐ฒ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ง ๐‹๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐„๐ฑ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐๐ฆ๐‹๐„).

Despite all the battles that you faced, you completely remained unfazedโ€”our constant, brilliant Lodestar that continues to be a guiding light in the field of the mind that matters. Lagi't-lagi para sa sikolohiyang malaya at magpapalaya.

Thank you for always making the UI Star family proudโ€”we are so proud of you. To God be the highest glory!

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Written by: Glezelle Jareol
Pubmat by: Anthony Bueno



๐๐€๐๐†๐ˆ๐๐๐”๐‹๐€๐‡๐€๐ | ๐๐‡๐ˆ๐๐Œ๐€ ๐”๐ˆ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ% ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‘๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐๐ฆ๐‹๐„The streak continues for PHINMA University of Iloilo,...
23/09/2026

๐๐€๐๐†๐ˆ๐๐๐”๐‹๐€๐‡๐€๐ | ๐๐‡๐ˆ๐๐Œ๐€ ๐”๐ˆ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ% ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‘๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐๐ฆ๐‹๐„

The streak continues for PHINMA University of Iloilo, garnering a ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฉ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž for the September 2026 ๐๐ฌ๐ฒ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ง ๐‹๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐„๐ฑ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐๐ฆ๐‹๐„).

Based on the recently released results from the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐ž๐ฑ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ the exam successfully, producing newly registered psychometricians from the university.

The PRC announced a record-high national passing rate of 91.72 percent, with 14,146 out of 15,423 examinees passing the licensure examination held on September 1-2 and September 17-18, 2026, across various testing centers.

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Written by: Justine Loiz Pelegrino




On this day, we commemorate the legacy of ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐‹๐š๐ฐ, instituted when ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐…๐ž๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐จ๐ฌ ๐’๐ซ. ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ž๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ...
21/09/2026

On this day, we commemorate the legacy of ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐‹๐š๐ฐ, instituted when ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐…๐ž๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐จ๐ฌ ๐’๐ซ. ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ž๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ. ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ on September 21, 1972 (officially announced on September 23), placing the entire country under martial law. It remains directly tied to the Philippines' political scene today.

The safeguards of the ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ• ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งโ€”built specifically to prevent another 1972-style dictatorshipโ€”are constantly tested as civil society, the press, and the judiciary work to maintain checks and balances against potential executive overreach. Moreover, controversies over red-tagging, anti-terror legislation, and press freedom show how the balance between national security and civil liberties remains an ongoing struggle that directly echoes historical Martial Law concerns.

Martial Law is far from just a past eventโ€”it is still a relevant point of our modern political landscape. Remembering this history isn't just about looking back; it's about actively honoring the constitutional safeguards that protect our democratic rights today.

๐๐จ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐‹๐š๐ฐ, ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ ๐š๐ข๐ง!

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Written by: Christbelle Tayupon
Artwork by: Jenny Micah Ellah Magallanes




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